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Originally Posted by pearlieq
I disagree. I think most, if not all, people look perfectly lovely and attractive in their clean and natural state.
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I would agree if the rest of society would agree with you too.
Surprise, surprise - it doesn't.
Example: the vast majority of women whom most people would describe as "attractive, pretty, beautiful, well put-together, etc" DO NOT walk around sporting the perfectly natural look. I understand that this is what YOU WISH we had in society, but this is not what WE HAVE.
That does not mean I do not like myself or that I have insecurities. Yes, I do think that I look better with some make-up on than with my face completely natural and washed out - and if you want to label this as "insecurity", then feel free.
I am perfectly comfortable around my husband looking at my very worst possible, this is not the point. He's seen me with flu and snot at the nose and swollen face and everything bad in between, so it has nothing to do with any "fight or flight" fear. I ALSO could easily get out the door in a hurry, if I had to, with my face touched by nothing.
But why would I want to do that when both society and myself think I look better with some make-up on than with the washed-out face? Why would I want to do this when it is clear that women perceived to be well put-togeher do so much better both in their personal and their work lives than those who look "unkept"?
Again, if the natural look works for you and makes you look "put together" and sharp anyway- great. For most it doesn't even if you WISH everyone else believed so.